2 Samuel 12:2

The oisher had exceeding many tzon and bakar;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

In Context

1And Hashem sent Natan unto Dovid. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two anashim in one town; the one an oisher, and the other poor.

3But the poor man had nothing, except one kivsah ketanah (little ewe + 12:3 female lamb), which he had acquired and nourished; and she grew up together with him, + 12:3 the poor man and with his banim; it did eat of his own bread, and drank of his own kos (cup), and slept in his kheyk (bosom), and was unto him as a bat.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 3:2And unto Dovid were banim born in Chevron; and his bechor was Amnon, of Achino'am the Yizre'elit;

2 Samuel 12:8And I gave thee the bais adoneicha, and the nashim of adoneicha into thy kheyk (bosom), and gave thee Bais Yisroel and Yehudah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such as this and such as that.

Job 1:3His possessions also were seven thousand tzon and three thousand gemalim, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-donkeys, and very many avadim; so that this ish was the greatest of kol bnei kedem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:2-15

Nathan's Parable; David's Repentance. ( b. c. 1036.) 1 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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